GRE Word List

FESTER

to generate pus

The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.

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WordMeaning
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
indecisiona wavering between two or more possible courses of action : irresolution
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
alludeto make indirect reference
mandatean authoritative command
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death